Day 5 marked the first sort of “free exploration” days we had. We had a final tour booking at the Ginza Art Aquarium Museum, but after that, we were free to explore everything.
The entrance to the Art Aquarium museum was actually pretty odd! We had to go up to the 9th floor, then take an escalator down to the 8th floor where the dedicated entrance was 😲
The tanks were surprisingly sparse, but at the same time – very intricate; the tanks overflow with water into a pump system.
There were lots of cool and nice photos – however, the overall museum size was a lot smaller than we expected and it was quite lackluster. The ambience was pretty good for the museum however, it was quiet, relaxed, and darkened and cool in temperature.
I don’t think I’d recommend this museum for a visit sadly.
Shopping in Ginza
We stopped by Uniqlo – can definitely recommend going – the pricing in Japan is (generally) much cheaper than in Sydney. We didn’t end up buying anything, but the Ginza Uniqlo store is the flagship;
After Uniqlo – we grabbed a waffle a delicious chocolate waffle from an artisanal store called MANNEKEN! It was delicious and tasty grabbing an exclusive Christmas Chocolate dipped waffle (“Chocolate Marble”)! Definitely excellent! We loved the waffle – 8.5/10!
Gobbling down the waffle – we decided to walk towards the flagship MUJI store, and worked up a bigger appetite for lunch.
Lunch at the Muji Diner (B1F on the store map!)
Annie ordered a drink, and tiramisu; I ordered a set meal:
- Anitpasto (assorted meats)
- Pasta Course (Pomodoro Sauce)
- Beef Consomme
- Pork ribs
All of that for $28 AUD! I was shocked at how cheap it is – a meal like that in Sydney would’ve set me back probably around $60!
After such a huge lunch – we ended up making our way to Odaiba – which was where the life size Gundam, and a great shopping center – Diver City. But that’s for the next blog entry 🙂